A DICTIONARY OF PRACTICALMATERIA MEDICABy John Henry CLARKE, M.D.Presented by MÚdi-T «

Melastoma.

Melastoma Ackermani. N. O. MelastomaceŠ. Tincture of leaves.

Clinical.─

Diarrhťa. PerinŠum, pains in.
Prostatic affections.

Characteristics.─

Mure figures and describes this
plant. He made a proving of the leaves. On the second day of the proving the prover lost an
inveterate diarrhťa with colic. The most notable symptoms were a pain in the perinŠum and
testicles; and shuddering followed by heat without sweat.

SYMPTOMS.

2. Head.─

Vertigo.─Headache
with sensitiveness of scalp.

8. Mouth.─

Digging in teeth.─White
tongue.─Copious saliva.

11. Stomach.─

Sour stomach.

12. Abdomen.─

Borborygmi.─Pain
in abdomen.

13. Stool and Anus.─

Tenesmus with constriction of
sphincter.─Heat and pricking at anus.─Fearful pain
and pulling from perinŠum to anus when sitting; not ceasing in any position, lasting six
hours.─Lancinations in perinŠum, urethra, and testicles.─(Inveterate
diarrhťa and colic cured.)